Notaries, you know the rules. We all do. You have to do it right. But often notaries are asked to make exceptions to the rules, by friends, family, and employers; and when they do, these notaries frequently find themselves before a judge explaining why, and paying huge settlements to cover the damage done by their actions! Some of the cases detailed in this article resulted in large settlements and some did not; some are not yet resolved. All notary wrongdoing may be subject to fines, judgments against your good name, damage to your reputation and employability, and worse! Read the following documented cases against notaries, (some of which you may have seen before) and think of these whenever you want a reason to refuse to cooperate with unlawful requests.